Material adapted for apparel manufacture



June 20, 1967 J. w. RYAN MATERIAL ADAPTED FOR APPAREL MANUFACTURE FiledApril 14, 1966 I N VEN TOR. jzw M 7/44 3,325,826 MATERIthL ADAPTED FURAPPAREL MANUFAQITURE John W. Ryan, Bel Aire, Qalii, assignor to Mattel,Inc, a corporation of California Fiierl Apr. 14, 1965, EZ2 No. 448,154 1Claim. (Cl. 2-243) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Background of theinvention The background of the invention is set forth in two parts:

Filed of the invention The invention relates to cloth material adaptedfor apparel manufacture. Specifically, the invention is directed to anarticle of manufacture including cloth material having printed patternsthereon and arranged to facilitate a childs home manufacture of clothingfor childrens dolls.

Description of the prior art In home clothing manufacture, it is theusual practice to employ patterns of the various components of thearticle. The patterns may be placed on a sheet of cloth material and thepattern outline traced thereon. Alternately, the pattern may be pinnedor otherwise secured to the cloth material without tracing. In eitherevent, the material is subsequently cut to the outline of the pattern ortemplate. In this way the components of the article of apparel areproduced. Subsequently, the components are connected by sewing,stapling, the use of adhesives or other modes to complete the article ofclothing. Even as to persons experienced in home manufacture of clothingthese usual particles are time consuming and difficult. Errorsfrequently occur and the apparel is unsatisfactory from an appearancestandpoint. The possibility of mistakes and the difiiculty in producingthe clothing articles manifestly are magnified when children of tenderyears engage in the manufacture of apparel for dolls.

Summary and the invention Accordingly, it is a primary object of theinvention to provide, as an article of manufacture, a novel and uniquearrangement to facilitate the home manufacture of dolls clothing.

A further object of the invention is to provide a unique, compositearticle of manufacture of the type described utilizing printed patternson cloth material and associating therewith a novel arrangement ofadhesive application means to connect the patterned components.Patently, the arrangement facilitates the manufacture of dolls clothingby children who do not have developed sewing skills.

It is yet another object of the invention to incorporate, in associationwith the mentioned article of manufacture, a uniquely designed adhesivepackage that is simple and eificient to use, effective for establishingrelatively perma nent joints between the cloth materials and stillprovide a package which, using trade terminology, has long shelf life.The term shelf life in the trade means that the atent O 3,325,826Patented June 20, 1967 product may be stored for an extended period oftime after manufacture and before use without deterioration which wouldaffect the ultimate use object of the product.

Specifically, the invention comprehends the manufacture of printedpatterns directly on the cloth material that will be used in theformulation of the ultimate article of wearing apparel. The printedpattern is provided with printed indicia which define areas of joinderto be used when the material is cut to form. The joinder areas, ofcourse, define the points of juncture which are required to establishthe ultimate configuration of the article. Associated with the printedpatterns there is provided elongated flat strips of paper material whichare arranged in pairs and joined by interposed linearly elongated filmsof contact-type adhesive. The paired strips of paper are provided withdifferent surface textures and have free tabs that may be gripped by thechild to separate the paired strips from each other. Upon separation,the interposed ad-hesive, in its entirety, adheres to a strip of paperhaving the rougher surface texture. The paper to which the adhesiveadheres upon separation is further provided with imprinted indicia onthe surface thereof remote from the adhesive, the indicia indicating theopposed adhesive areas. This feature of the invention provides an easyand efiicient mode for the child to properly position the adhesive onthe joinder areas imprinted on the pattern and will hereinafter bedescribed in detail.

These and other aspects, advantages and objects of the invention willbecome apparent in the course of the following description and from anexamination of the related drawings, wherein:

Brie] description 07 the drawings FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of acomposite adhesive strip as provided for in the invention,

FIGURE 2 is a representation of a printed cloth pattern of dolls wearingapparel specifically a bolero and purse,

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view illustrating a first step 7 in theinvention, namely cutting an adhesive strip to proper length,

FIGURE 4 is an illustration showing a second step in the invention,namely the application of adhesive prior to pattern cutting,

FIGURE 5 is a composite illustration showing the patterns, still in aflat condition but after scissor cutting and removal from the sheetmaterial,

FIGURE 6 is an illustration showing the step of removing an adhesivecarrier strip from the patterned component to leave adhesive on thecomponent,

FIGURE 7 is an illustration showing the formation of one cut patterninto a completed article, namely, a bolero, and,

FIGURE 8 is an illustration showing the complete formation of the dollspurse.

Description 0] the preferred embodiment Describing the invention indetail and directing attention to FIGURE 1, it will be seen thatadhesive application means comprising one or more elongated compositepaper strips, indicated generally at 14, are provided. Bach strip 14comprises a lower or cover paper strip 16 and an upper or adhesive strip18. It will be understood that the strips 16 and 18 are of differentsurface texture or roughness; that is, in the preferred embodiment ofthe invention, the lower strip 16 is preferably a waxed surface paper orthe like which is relatively smooth While the upper adhesive strip 18 isprovided with a relatively rough or coarse surface. Interposed betweenstrips 16 and 18 for adherence to strip 18 is an elongated area ofcontact-type pressure sensitive adhesive 19. Satisfactory results areachieved if the adhesive 19 is in a range of three to six thousandths ofan inch thick. The strips 16 and 18 prolong the shelf life of theadhesive 19. Each adhesive strip 18 has printed on its upper side anelongated red strip 21 which is approximately coextensive with the areaof adhesive 19 on the remote side thereof. The adhesive strip 18 is alsoprovided with a tab section 20 which provides convenient gripping meansfor separating the strips 16 and 18. As is clearly shown in drawings,this tab section 20 is at least as wide as the adhesive 19. It will beapparent to those skilled in the art that a tab section which is atleast as wide as the adhesive layer is easier for a child-user to graspthan a tab which is narrower than the adhesive layer. For illustrativepurposes the application means are shown as elongated strips 14. It willbe understood however, that other configurations may be employed, suchas, arcs or circular elements if a particular pattern form so requires.

Directing attention to the remainder of the drawings, it will be seenthat a flat sheet of cloth material 22 is provided. The material 22 hasa rougher textured surface than the strips 18 and has imprinted thereona first lined pattern 23 which represents a dolls bolero 24 having adecoration 24a provided thereon. A second lined pattern 25 is alsoimprinted on the material 22 to represent a dolls purse 26 havingdecorations 26a and 26b provided thereon. A particular feature of thepatterns 23 and 25, in addition to indicating the planar outline of thebolero 24 and purse 26, is that the edge areas of the cloth pattern,which, in final formation, will be joined, are indicated by similarindicia. For example, in the bolero 24 the stripes 2-8, 28 and thepolka-dots 30, 30 show the area of shoulder joinder for the completedbolero. Similarly, the stripes 32, 32 and the polka-dots 34, 34 showedge areas of joinder for the completed dolls purse 26.

Prior to manually cutting the cloth pattern from the sheet material 22,the child obtains an adhesive strip 14 and positions same on the areasof joinder and scissor cuts the adhesive strip to proper length. Afterthe appropriate length has been obtained, the child then separates strip16 from strip 18 exposing on the under surface of strip 18 thecontact-type adhesive 19. Thereafter, the child places the now cutadhesive strips 14 along the areas of joinder of the patterns with theedge of the red indicia or stripe 21 immediately adjacent the imprintedterminal pattern lines 35. After so positioning the adhesive strips 14,the child rubs the red lined indicia 21 with a suitable implement, suchas a household spoon. The applied pressure joins the adhesive strips 18to the cloth patterns 23 and 25. The resulting arrangement is shownclearly in FIGURE 4.

After positioning the adhesive strips 18 and firmly pressuring same, thechild may use a pair of scissors 36 to cut the patterns 23 and 25 fromthe sheet material 22, bolero part 24 and purse part 26 shown in FIGURE5.

Having successfully cut the cloth to the desired configuration, thechild then grasps the tab sections 20 of the adhesive strips 18 on thebolero 24 and removes strips 18 therefrom at the areas of edge joinder.Typical removal of one strip 18 is shown in FIGURE 6. The imprinted Ijoinder indicia 28, 28 and 30, 30 will then be exposed and, because thecloth 22 has a rougher textured surface than the strips 18, the adhesive19 which formly adhered to the strip 18 has now been transferred to thejoinder areas 28, 28 and 30, 30'.

To complete the bolero 24, it is only necessary for the child to foldthe incomplete bolero 24 so that areas of joinder having similar indiciaare firmly brought into engagement, as illustrated in FIGURE 7 for theindicia 28, 28. The contact adhesive 19 now on the bolero 24 provides arelatively permanent attachment for the areas of joinder. The virtuallycompleted bolero article is shown in FIGURE 7. After completion, thebolero of FIGURE.

and the edge areas 32, 32 and 34, 34 are pressure joined as indicatedfor are-as 32, 32 in FIGURE 8. A drawstring 40 is then threaded throughthe openings 37.

It will thus be apparent to those skilled in the art that the disclosedinvention provides a unique mode for hornemanufacture of articles ofwearing apparel that is particularly adapted for use by children oftender years. The particular utility to the child of the adhesivepackaged in the paper strips with the red locating indicia 21 will beapparent. In addition to child usefulness, this mode of packagingprovides long shelf life without adhesive deterioration. The simplicityof the disclosed invention as well as the high quality of the wearingapparel which is so easily produced, offers great satisfaction to thechild and consequently the childs interest is maintained andintellectual development stimulated.

The invention as shown is by way of illustration and not limitation andmay be subject to a modification all Within the scope of the appendedclaim.

What is claimed is:

In an article of manufacture adapted for subsequent home production ofdoll wearing apparel, a sheet of cloth material having a patternimprinted thereon in outline form, said outline pattern being adaptedfor cutting out of the cloth material to provide one or more componentsfor making said apparel, said outlined pattern having at least two edgeareas of the same predetermined shape and size adapted for subsequentjuncture to form said article of wearing apparel, said edge areas beingelineated by other imprinted indicia to indicate the areas to be joinedand to guide the accurate application of said adhesive thereto, and astrip of contact-type adhesive application means including at least aportion of the same shape and size as said edge areas and adapted fordisposition on said edge areas to accomplish the connection of same uponsubsequent joinder thereof, said application means comprising adhesiveinterposed between paper carrier and cover elements which are adaptedfor separation to facilitate the application of said adhesive to saidedge areas, said contact-type adhesive being of less width than saidcarrier and cover elements and adapted to adhere to said carrier elementupon separation, said carrier element having indicia thereon tofacilitate the application of said adhesive in coincident relation tosaid edge areas, said indicia on said carrier element comprising printedmeans on the side thereof opposite said adhesive and substantiallycoextensive in area and shape with the adhesive on the opposed side ofsaid carrier element.

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A. R. GUEST, Assistant Examiner.

